Howie Roseman has been with the Eagles since 2000, when he broke into the league as an intern on the Eagles’ salary cap counsel. Ten years later, Howie became the Eagles general manager. Since then, discounting 2015 when Chip Kelly was general manager, Roseman has overseen nine drafts. In those nine drafts, his positional picking […]
Read more "Has Howie’s cornerback draft strategy hurt the Eagles?"The Sky may not be falling down just yet in Philadelphia, but there’s a storm brewing. The same storm has been lurking in the distance for quite some time, blissfully ignored because of the sunshine in other areas. But today’s the day we have to at least acknowledge its existence. Every good coach/coordinator is stubborn. […]
Read more "Pressure is beginning to build on Eagles DC Jim Schwartz, as it should"After being signed on July 27th to battle in the heat of training camp and being cut on August 30th, the future seemed uncertain for Orlando Scandrick. But in putting in a monster debut for Eagles, Orlando Scandrick locked his spot on the team. After “sitting on his couch” for 4 weeks, he got the […]
Read more "Orlando Scandrick’s dominant Eagles debut ensured he’s here to stay"271.2. That’s how many passing yards the Eagles are giving up on average per game this season. It’s not pretty, but that’s been the case ever since the arrival of Jim Schwartz, But if the motto ‘bend, don’t break’ remains, there are two cornerbacks who have to embody that over the next month. The Eagles […]
Read more "Upcoming road-stretch could carry heavy implications for future of Eagles secondary"The Eagles take on the New York Jets this Sunday in a matchup where the birds are favored by 13.5 points. As much as this should be a check in the win column for the Eagles, one has to really just temper expectations because of the obstacles the team is facing health-wise. The team will […]
Read more "Injury report: Eagles catch a few breaks ahead of Sunday’s clash with Jets"This game had it all. Extreme highs, worrying lows, and three Jordan Howard touchdowns. The Eagles marched into Wisconsin needing a win. Nothing else would suffice against an unbeaten Packers team…but that’s exactly what they did. FINALLY… Well, it took three games to make the move, but Jordan Howard was finally the man at the […]
Read more "Instant analysis: Eagles overthrow Packers in Thursday Night Thriller"The gloves are off, the bell has rung and the Eagles are back where they started for the last four years. The cornerback situation has yet to be resolved but this time around, accountability needs to be taken seriously. Ronald Darby suffered an ACL injury last year that seems to still be affecting him. Darby […]
Read more "Injury bug leaves Eagles cornerbacks with a chance to earn long-term starting roles"When it rains, it pours. Ronald Darby may have been torched by opposing receivers in the opening few weeks of the season, but he was their starting CB1. Now, it looks as though they’ll be without him for a few weeks. This is ultimately something that the Eagles should’ve been prepared for. Darby has missed […]
Read more "Instant analysis: Eagles likely to be without starting CB for a few weeks"The Eagles’ 24-20 loss in Atlanta was frustrating in so many ways. Falcons receivers were running wide open, Wentz was running for his life because of pressure and the running game was non-existent. For the sake of sanity, I won’t mention the missed plays that could’ve sealed a win late in the game. To make […]
Read more "Three Eagles players that fans should feel confident in ahead of week 3"Last week’s Sunday Night Football matchup against the Falcons was a rough one for the Eagles. The injury bug bit the team pretty hard, as Alshon Jeffery, Dallas Goedert, DeSean Jackson were all virtually held out of the entire contest with an injury. Additionally, Carson Wentz, Timmy Jernigan, Corey Clement, and Jason Kelce all took […]
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